Private history in public
Subtitle: exhibition and the settings of everyday life
By: Tammy S. Gordon.
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780759119345; 9780759119352; 9780759119369
Subjects: Historical museums -- Exhibitions; Public history -- United States; Public history -- Canada; Historical museums -- Social aspects -- United States; Historical museums -- Social aspects -- Canada; United States -- History, Local -- Philosophy; Canada -- History, Local -- Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : historical display, commerce, and community; title: Toward a new typology of historical exhibition in the United States; title: Community exhibition : history, identity, and dialogue; title: Entrepreneurial exhibition : historical display and the small business tradition; title: Vernacular exhibition and the business of history; title: Local history, global economy : the functions of history exhibits in the settings of daily life.